bahay-pukyutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bahay ‎ pukyutan. Compare Cebuano balay sa putyukan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbahaj pukˈjutan/ [ˌbaː.haɪ̯ pʊkˈjuː.t̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -utan
• Syllabification: ba‧hay-puk‧yu‧tan

Noun

bahay-pukyutan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. beehive

   Synonyms: bahay-anilan, panilan, bahay-laywan, abehera, kolmena, panal, saray

2. honeycomb

Related terms

• bahay-bata
• bahay-gagamba
• bahay-guya
• bahay-lawalawa
• bahay-putakti

 

Further reading

• “bahay-pukyutan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 74.